OSCILLATIONS (MCQ)

1. The time period of a simple pendulum is T remaining at rest inside a lift. Find the time period of the
pendulum when the lift starts to move up with an acceleration of g/3
(a)T (b)T/2 (c)2T/5 (d)T√3/2
2. The length of the second’s pendulum on the surface of the earth is 1m. The length of the same
pendulum on the surface of the moon, where the acceleration due to gravity is (⅙)th of the g on the
surface of the earth is
(a)36 m (b)1m (c)1/36 m (d)⅙
3. The displacement of a particle performing simple harmonic motion is given by,x= 8 sin ωt + 6 cos ωt,
where distance is in cm and time is in second. The amplitude of motion is
(a)10 cm (b)14 cm (c)2 cm (d)3.5 cm
4. A particle executes S.H.M of amplitude A. At what distance from the mean position is its kinetic
energy equal to its potential energy?
(a)0.51 A (b)0.61 A (c)0.71 A (d)0.81 A
5. A simple pendulum on length l and mass m is suspended vertically. The string makes an angle θ with
the vertical. The restoring force acting on the pendulum is
(a)mg tanθ (b)mg sinθ (c)– mg sinθ (d)– mg cosθ
6. The mass and diameter of a planet are twice those of earth. The period of oscillation of pendulum on
this planet will be (if it is a second’s pendulum on earth)
(a)1/√2 second (b)2 x √2 second (c)2 second (d)½ second
7. A particle of mass m is hanging vertically by an ideal spring of force constant k. If the mass is made to
oscillate vertically, its total energy is
(a)Maximum at extreme position (b)Maximum at mean position
(c)Minimum at mean position (d)Same at all positions
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8. A a place where g = 980 cm/sec the length of seconds pendulum is about
(a) 50 cm (b)100 cm (c)2 cm (d)2 m
9. The maximum velocity for a particle in S.H.M is 0.16 m/s and maximum acceleration is 0.64 m/s 2 .The
amplitude is
(a)4 x 10-2 m (b)4 x 10-1 m (c)4 x 10 m (d)4 x 100 m
10. For a magnet of a time period T magnetic moment is M. If the magnetic moment becomes one-fourth
of the initial value, then the time period of oscillation becomes
(a)Half of the initial value (b)One-fourth of the initial value
(c)Double of the initial value (d)Four times the initial value
11. The path length of oscillating simple pendulum of length 1 m is 16 cm its max velocity is
(a)2 π cm/s (b)4 π cm/s (c)8 π cm/s (d)16 π cm/s
12. A particle performing SHM of periodic time ‘T’. The time taken by the particle in moving from means
point to half the maximum displacement is
(a)T / 2 (b)T / 4 (c)T / 8 (d)T / 12
13. A particle is moving in a circle with uniform speed its motion is
(a)Periodic and simple harmonic (b)Periodic but not simple harmonic
(c)Non periodic (d)None of the above
14. A small body of mass 0.10 kg is performing SHM of amplitude 1.0 m and period 0.20 S the maximum
force acting on it is
(a)98.596 N (b)985.96 N (c)100.2 N (d)76.23 N
15. The maximum velocity of a particle performing linear SHM is 0.16 m/s if its maximum acceleration is
0.64 m/s2 . Calculate its period
(a)2 s (b)1.7 s (c)1.5 s (d)1 s
16. The amplitude of a damped oscillator becomes 1/27th of its initial value after 6 min. What was the
amplitude after 2 minutes?
(a) One ninth (b) One sixth (c) One third (d) Half
17. The period of oscillation of a mass m suspended from a spring is 2 sec. If along with it another mass of
2 kg is also suspended, the period of oscillation increases by one second. The mass m will be
(a) 2 kg (b) 1 kg (c) 1.6 kg (d) 2.6 kg
18. To make the frequency double of an oscillator we have t
(a) Double the mass (b) Half the mass (c) Quadruple the mass (d) Reduce the mass to one fourth
19. How will the frequency of a simple pendulum vary when it is taken from the surface of the earth to the
bottom of a deep mine?
(a) Increases (b) Decreases (c) Remains unchanged (d) Pendulum will not oscillate
20. A simple pendulum is suspended from the ceiling of the compartment of a train. When the train is
stationary, the time period of the pendulum is T. If the train accelerates, how will the time period of the
pendulum change?
(a) It will increase (b) It will decrease (c) It remains constant (d) Pendulum will not oscillate.
21. A hollow ball is filled with water and then used as a bob of the simple pendulum. If the water drains
out of a small hole in the bottom, then how will it affect the time period?
(a) It will go on decreasing (b) It will go on increasing (c) It remains constant(d) It will first
increase then will decrease and ultimately acquire the initial value.
22. A particle executing a simple harmonic motion has acceleration 8cm/sec2 when it is at a distance 2cm
from the centre. Its time period will be

(a) second (b) seconds (c) seconds (d) seconds

23. Two springs A and B having spring constant KA and KB (KA = 2KB) are stretched by applying force of
equal magnitude. If energy stored in spring A is E then energy stored in B will be
(a)2E (b)E/4 (c)E/2 (d)4E
24. A spring vibrating with frequency n under some mass. If it is cut into two equal parts and same mass is
suspended from one of the parts, then the new frequency is

(a) (b)n (c) n(d)

25. The potential energy of a certain spring when stretched through a distance ‘s’ is 10 Joules. The amount
of work (in Joules) that must be done on this spring to stretch it through an additional displacement ‘s’
will be
(a) 30 (b)40 (c)10 (d)20